Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 09:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample260804-lx4cessyds
  • SHA256 066f43e8295444100fb81401fd5f82d57b9714af4e8f3982084316c0bf9272ef
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4332
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5096
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{14DDE004-AD8F-4CD8-9DE2-B8E357749735} {889865CF-35F0-4F03-B6BA-FBF7CB7F6308} 5096
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1844

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        AdobeARM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 bd3319398ce11d4756adcf67ed0940bec4061b05157a91f004fe997c2d515006
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 7a13f965d614ae8bc79216c80dbd1e0cc0a2b2ec07ee51c9276c6680ff387946
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cookie_exporter.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe
        • Size 902KB
        • SHA256 5f87810c11fcaf2a26baf3b3ae1cf4b099db5f97db8fd71f9479b308c9038676
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 25affbff2fac843d3f1a6ba8c49023fd683dccb270ac1fc7b06e18bb4488a943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 989KB
        • SHA256 575a1db1f31821ef87223826bb2f2e010b1155944222e42b39ff1b883a69ea16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        setup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 f19b3bd5da87e03efd6651bff2cee15c21d48a0b9276e04b52302420e85d92ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.7MB
        • SHA256 834d1ca60ad1ec3755553e88212160c126501f66ae9ea2ff3cc753ea1bdcf354
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Uninstall.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        MpCmdRun.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 02221d573edefa486ba8fe5aee3c8a10c8c7e3188914c0f22df06bb1338db790
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        appvcleaner.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 463b6e99198762de39ea3c9156504527673355f452c17063d0fcc34caa3cfded
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        iexplore.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        javaws.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        XLICONS.EXE.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        joticon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 0a5e13f58ac60c3cc7278887249a96143fec4cc4d1e9b7bc4bd98401e9b23ac9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ohub32.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        pptico.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sscicons.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wordicon.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        RCXBCC3.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files\RCXBCC3.tmp
        • Size 784KB
        • SHA256 2e69a822640b2269d0274e64c6ed5f1da41fb9364802fdc57f0a5ece3dab611d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vlc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 9e3f1f8e5166514df44b02a1e0bf7474708dafba161e263cff087af62ba89ae5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wmplayer.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 1c674be79dd20806c4436be2bb0db9e16fed592d37023f743f2b7e5ed3d9ebc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VC_redist.x86.exe.ico

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 dccef2f6dbc67e5b780dbf5ee6d487098711a3352637a23b3fcb1087a1007cf4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}\vcredist_x64.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 8777fbff1b76eedde148ed9ab67318cf4158912c83b124d629021ed5d0193418
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveSetup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_bf3071f38b7997e5c34cd7a25e61b425_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 460KB
        • SHA256 a2465da507d516e00690da2c7e5d223fc440502d97e2ae46c2ffd23fd369abeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        logo.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\logo.png
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wixstdba.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\wixstdba.dll
        • Size 117KB
        • SHA256 e7c8e7edd9112137895820e789baaaeca41626b01fb99fede82968ddb66d02cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4332-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4332-720-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E6000-memory.dmp